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Family Office

About the Family Office

An independent office for a small number of families.

Hofwijck works on behalf of families, and only on behalf of families. We sell no products and keep our circle deliberately small, so that every family we serve is known to us personally.
An eighteenth century townhouse on the Lange Voorhout framed by lime trees
A townhouse on the Lange Voorhout

How we work

What families can expect from us.

  1. I

    Independence

    We are not part of a bank and we do not earn commissions from the managers or products we recommend. Our only obligation is to the family.

  2. II

    One senior relationship

    Each family works with a senior partner who knows its history, its members and its advisors. You will not be passed between departments.

  3. III

    A deliberately small circle

    We accept new families only when we are certain we can give them the attention they deserve. Growth is never the point.

  4. IV

    Discretion as a matter of course

    What a family shares with us stays with us. We keep records carefully, limit access to those who need it, and never speak about the families we serve.

Clipped yews and formal lawns in the garden of the Peace Palace
The palace gardens, laid out by Thomas Mawson

Why The Hague

A city that has long favoured patience over haste.

The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government and home to the courts and institutions that have made it a byword for international law. It is also a city of gardens, embassies and quiet streets, a short distance from Amsterdam, Brussels and London.

For families with interests in several countries, it offers a calm, neutral and well connected base. We have no connection with the institutions in the city, but we share something of its temperament.

A family office should make a family's life simpler, not more complicated.

The reception room at Hofwijck with a harpsichord, portrait and marble fireplace
The pronkzaal at Hofwijck

Our name

Why we are called Hofwijck.

Hofwijck is the country house Constantijn Huygens built near The Hague in 1641, where he and his son Christiaan read, wrote, made music and looked after the family's affairs. Today it is a museum.

We borrowed the name, with admiration, for what it represents: a place set slightly apart, where thinking is unhurried and the family comes first. We have no affiliation with the museum or the house.

By introduction

We would be glad to hear about your family.

Tell us a little about your family and what you would like to put in order. We will listen, ask a few careful questions, and tell you honestly whether we are the right office for you.

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